Get directory name from path of

Question

Given that the current directory, %CD% is

C:\Parent\Child

In a batch file, how can I get the value Child in to a variable?

thanks

Answer 1

@manojlds's answer is not correct for all cases.

The %%~nI shortcut works fine for files, but not for directories.

Example:

C:\a..o\ex.bat

@ECHO OFF
FOR %%a IN (.) DO SET currentfolder=%%~na
ECHO %currentfolder%

If I execute this batch file from its location, the output is "a.":

C:\a..o\>ex.bat
a.

Solution:

A possible solution is the following:

C:\sol.bat

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
SET cwd="\%~f1"
SET name=""
:extract
    SET char="%cwd:~-2,-1%"
    IF NOT %char%=="\" (
        SET cwd="%cwd:~1,-2%"
        SET name="%char:~1,-1%%name:~1,-1%"
        GOTO :extract
    )
ECHO %name%
ENDLOCAL

Tests:

C:\>sol.bat "@!%#"
"@!%#"
C:\>sol.bat a..o
"a..o"

Answer 2

Here is the answer

for %%a in ("%cd%") do set folder=%%~na
echo.%folder%
pause

Answer 3

or you can do something like this

@ECHO OFF
FOR %%a IN (.) DO SET currentfolder=%%~nxa
ECHO %currentfolder%

Answer 4

for %%a in (.) do set currentfolder=%%~na
echo %currentfolder%

From here: https://superuser.com/questions/160702/get-current-folder-name-by-a-dos-command